893 Essential Artists

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   The Beatles

   I Want to Hold Your Hand & Hey Jude

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   The Beatles

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   Prince

   When You Were Mine & Purple Rain

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   Bob Dylan

   Like a Rolling Stone & Rainy Day Woman 12 and 35

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   David Bowie

   Suffragette City & Let's Dance

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   Led Zeppelin

   Over the Hills and Far Away & Ramble On

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   Rolling Stones

   Get Off of My Cloud

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   Nirvana

   Smells Like Teen Spirit

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   Radiohead

   Creep

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   Johnny Cash

   Ring Of Fire

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   Johnny Cash

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    Pink Floyd

    Arnold Layne

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    The Clash

    London Calling

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    The Clash

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    Michael Jackson

    Rock With You

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    Michael Jackson

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    U2

    I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

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    R.E.M.

    It's the End of the World as We Know It (And I Feel Fine)

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    Jimi Hendrix

    Fire

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    The Replacements

    I Will Dare

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    Bruce Springsteen

    Born To Run

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    The Boss

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    Neil Young

    Heart of Gold

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    Aretha Franklin

    Respect

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    Aretha Franklin

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    Queen

    Bohemian Rhapsody

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    Elvis Presley

    Jailhouse Rock

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    Chuck Berry

    Johnny B. Goode

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    Chuck Berry

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    Miles Davis

    Blue In Green

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    Pearl Jam

    Even Flow

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    Pearl Jam

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    Stevie Wonder

    Sir Duke

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    Beastie Boys

    Sabotage

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    Beastie Boys

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    Bob Marley

    No Woman, No Cry

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    Talking Heads

    Psycho Killer

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    Talking Heads

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    Wilco

    Casino Queen

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    Wilco

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    The Smiths

    How Soon is Now?

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    Beck

    Devil's Haircut

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    Joni Mitchell

    Chelsea Morning

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    Joni Mitchell

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    The Cure

    Friday I'm In Love

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    Fleetwood Mac

    The Chain

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    Pixies

    Where Is My Mind

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    Velvet Underground

    I'm Waiting For The Man

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    Velvet Underground

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    Elvis Costello

    (What's So Funny 'Bout) Peace, Love, and Understanding

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    Elvis Costello

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    The Who

    The Seeker

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    The Who

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    Beach Boys

    Wouldn't It Be Nice

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    Ramones

    Blitzkrieg Bop

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    James Brown

    I Got You (I Feel Good)

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    Grateful Dead

    Sugar Magnolia

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    Madonna

    Vogue

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    Billie Holiday

    Strange Fruit

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    Tom Waits

    Big in Japan

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    Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me To The Moon

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    Frank Sinatra

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    White Stripes

    Seven Nation Army

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    Simon & Garfunkel

    Mrs. Robinson

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    Simon and Garfunkel

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    Nina Simone

    I Put a Spell on You

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    Nina Simone

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